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Hind's Variable Nebula NGC1555 in Taurus Hind's Variable Nebula NGC1555 in Taurus NGC 1555 04 21 57 +19 32 02 around T Tauri 44 +25°00' c 98 18 2119 vdB 21 2016 vdB28 20h 17 99 36 vdB 23 27 23 M 45 NGC 1746 vdB 22 33 t 72 u 32 k2k1 3937 i 56 51 53 w2 +20°00' 13 w1 NGC 1647 e 97 d3 d1 d2 Taurus 5° 63 a 75 89 96 s2 q1 s1 85 q2 8180 71 g +15°00' 58 r 76 p o1 60 57 o2 83 79 90 l 5h00m 93 4h30m 4h00m 53 +21°00' w2 UGC 3045 +20°00' SH2-238 vdB 28 Be 84 e +19°00' LDN 1543 SH2-239 +18°00' d3 4h30m 4h25m 4h20m 4h15m Tadpoles in IC410 in Auriga IC 410 05 23 08 +33 28 40 +40°00' SH2-225 l 5 n t NGC 1857 40 SH2-227 m w q u s SH2-228 NGC 1778 2 SH2-232 SH2-231 +35°00' SH2-235 M 38 NGC 1907 f SH2-234 SH2-229 SH2-237 vdB 34 IC 405 M 36 19 SH2-236 NGCIC 1893 41016 i M 37 14 c 5° +30°00' SH2-241 26 Basel 4 vdB 29 b SH2-240 136 SH2-242 6h00m 139 5h30m 5h00m NGC 1907 +35°00' f SH2-229 SH2-234 StockIC 4178 IC 405 vdB 34 SH2-237 NGC 1931 +34°00' 18 19 17 Do 20 NGC 1893 IC 410 16 SH2-236 Do 18 Mel 31 +33°00' 14 Do 16 Berk 69 c +32°00' 5h35m 5h30m 5h25m 5h20m 5h15m V380 Ori/NGC 1999 in Orion HH1 and HH2 in the vicinity of NGC 1999 other RA Dek comments NGC 1999 V380 Ori 05 36 27 -06 43 18 with HH 1and HH 2 Observing notes: 6h00m 5h30m 5h00m NGC 2071 +00°00' M 78 G Cr 70 H ] K V NGC 1981 NGC 1975 NGC 1977 -05°00' E M 43 TT M 42 LNGC 1980 J 30'x30' W X \ E O 5° N -10°00' L Q N O 5h45m 5h40m 5h35m 5h30m -05°00' M 43 TT T M 42 L NGC 1980 -06°00' 30'x30' -07°00' X -08°00' V1647 Ori/Mc Neil's Nebula in M78 in Orion POSS red POSS composite other RA Dek comments V* V1647 Ori 05 46 13.14 -00 06 04.8 FU Ori type Observing notes: 52 g 32 63 +05°00' e 66 w 38 Orion 23 33 y2 r 21 Cr 91 59 56 y1 51 60 +00°00' M 78 d 22 27 Cr 7031 e z h s NGC 1981 68 4542 -05°00' b M 43 q2q1 M 42 i NGC 1980 g t 6h30m 6h00m 49 5h30m 56 +02°00' 51 +01°00' NGC 2112 NGC 2071 M 78 +00°00' -01°00' 5h55m 5h50m 5h45m 5h40m Ced 62 (NGC 2163) in Orion NGC 2163 06 07 50 +18 39 27 +25°00' e 118 emini 132 5 M 35 121 8 IC 2157 Cr 89 SH2-243 1 NGC 2129 SH2-249 3 m SH2-248 h M 1 114 Basel 11B SH2-247 z +20°00' SH2-252 NGC 2175 n c1 c2 Bochum 1 68 64 57 71 120119 11 SH2-254 26 130 117 122 g 126 72 69 5° 116 129 SH2-261 +15°00' n 131 35 135 x 137 NGC 2169 133 30 SH2-268 x NGC 2194 134 73 74 6h30m 6h00m 5h30m c2 +20°00' 68 64 71 +19°00' CedNGC 62 2163 +18°00' SH2-254 SH2-255SH2-257 IC 2162 SH2-258SH2-256 SH2-259 +17°00' 6h15m 6h10m 6h05m 6h00m Sharpless 257 and friends in Orion Sh2-257 06 07 50 +18 39 27 +25°00' 7h00m Gemini 5h30m 132 5 M 35 121 8 IC 2157 Cr 89 SH2-243 1 NGC 2129 SH2-249 3 m SH2-248 h M 1 36 Basel 11B SH2-247 z +20°00' SH2-252 NGC 2175 c1 n c2 Bochum 1 68 64 57 71 120119 SH2-254 26 130 122 126 33 g 72 69 129 SH2-261 5° +15°00' n 131 35 135 x 137 133 NGC 2169 35 30 SH2-268 x NGC 2194 134 73 74 6h30m 6h00m 64 71 +19°00' CedNGC 62 2163 +18°00' SH2-254 SH2-255SH2-257 IC 2162 SH2-258SH2-256 SH2-259 +17°00' 6h20m 6h15m 6h10m 6h05m Purgathofer-Weinberger 1 in Lynx PuWe 1 06 19 34 +55 36 43 5h00m +60°00' b 8 1 18 1211 40 31 14 12 4 2 37 15 5 16 6 13 11 24 +55°00' 19 26 x d 45 5° SH2-218 +50°00' 7h30m o NGC 2126 y1 y6 41 7h00m 6h30m 6h00m 5h30m 6h40m +57°00' UGC 3432 11 UGC 3394 +56°00' UGC 3469 7 +55°00' +54°00' 6h35m 6h30m 6h25m 6h20m 6h15m 6h10m 6h05m IC 2169 and friends in Monoceros IC 2169 06 31 00 +10 05 00 g 33 45 41 72 69 SH2-261 +15°00' n x 137 NGC 2169 35 38 30 SH2-268 x NGC 2194 73 74 NGC 2141 +10°00' 15 75 NGC 2264 m Tr 5 16 NGC 2251 17 5° a vdB 81 13 NGC 2236 Cr 106 Cr 97 63 +05°00' NGC 2252 NGC 2237 Cr 92 SH2-275 12 NGC 22392244NGC 2238 Cr 104 Cr 107 e 66 Cr 96 7h00m 6h30m 6h00m +11°00' B 38 NGC 2259 IC 446 B 37 B 39 vdB 82 NGCvdB 2247 79 NGC 2245 +10°00' 15 Cr 95 NGC 2264 IC 2169 vdBvdB 78 77 Tr 5 +09°00' NGC 2261 Basel 7 NGC 2251 6h40m 6h35m Basel 8 6h30m 6h25m Sharpless 308 in Canis Major Sh2-308 06 54 00 -23 55 00 a 7h30m 7h00m 6h30m i SH2-302 BochumBochum 5 4 b n3 SH2-301 n1 NGC 2 7 n2 SH2-306 SH2-309 Bochum 6 p 15 17 -20°00' M 41 NGC 2421 12 NGC 2383 SH2-303 Canis Major x2 x1 o2 SH2-308 SH2-304o1 Tr 6 29 Cr 121 tNGC 2362 -25°00' 98 NGC 2354 26 27 d 5° w NGC 2280 s e Ru 20 h z -30°00' Cr 132 10 -22°00' 7h05m 7h00m 6h55m 6h50m 6h45m Canis Major SH2-303 -23°00' o2 SH2-308 -24°00' Berk 75 o1 SH2-304 ESO 491- 12 Cr 121 -25°00' Gum 1 in Monoceros Gum 1, Sh2-292, vdB 93 07 04 25 -10 27 16 NGC 2286 7h30m M7h00monoceros 6h30m 25 20 19 SH2-286NGC 2311 SH2-287 10 -05°00' NGC NGC 2250 b SH2-289 SH2-291 M 50 SH2-294 a -10°00' NGC 2335 NGC 2353 SH2-292vdB 93 NGCCr 2343465 Mel 72 SH2-296 SH2-293vdB 88 SH2-295 NGC 2396 q Mel 71 SH2-297 5° SH2-298NGC 2374 NGC 2345 NGC 2423 Basel 11A m 11 MNGC 47 2478 2 M 46 -15°00' Czernik 29 g NGC 2360 a SH2-302 BochumBochum 5 4 i 7h15m 7h10m 7h05m 7h00m 6h55m vdB 87 -09°00' -10°00' NGC 2335 NGC 2353 vdB 86 SH2-292vdB 93 Gum 1 Cr 465 PK 223- 2.1 NGC 2343 Cr 466 vdBIC 2177 91 -11°00' SH2-296 vdB 95 NGCSH2-293vdB 2327 88 SH2-295vdB 90 vdB 92 Berk 76 -12°00' vdB 89 Sharpless 311 in Puppis Sh2-311, NGC 2467 07 52 19 -26 26 30 8h30m 16 8h00m SH2-306 7h30m SH2-309 Bochum 6 -20°00' NGC 2421 NGC 2383 NGC 2455 11 NGC 2613 12 M 93 NGC 2482 r Tr 6 x 29 tNGC 2362 vdB 98 -25°00' Ru 32 Tr 9 o NGC 2354 26 SH2-311 NGC 2467 27 d w NGC 2483 NGC 25202527 1 5° 3 Ru 20 Cr 187 h NGC 2587 NGC 2571 NGC 2489 NGC 2627 NGC 2580 -30°00' NGC 2567 Cr 132 NGC 2439 Cr 140 Ru 55 Puppis 8h00m 7h55m 7h50m 7h45m NGC 2448 x ESO 494- 7 -25°00' Haffner 16 Ru 32 Tr 9 Ru 42 o -26°00' Haffner 19 Ru 36 Haffner 18 SH2-311 NGCSh2-311 2467 Ru 49 Ru 41 Haffner 25 -27°00' NGC 2453 Haffner 21 NGC 2483 Haffner 14 -28°00' ESO 430- 1 8h05m Jones-Emberson 1 in Lynx PK164+31.1 07 57 52 +53 25 17 12 +60°00' 53 14 18 29 15 24 13 30 23 +55°00' 19 +50°00' 27 5° 22 21 Lynx 26 +45°00' 34 9h00m 8h30m 8h00m 7h30m 7h00m UGC 4065 +55°00' UGC 4214 UGC 4267 0 NGC 2446 NGC 2446 UGC 4043 UGC 4074 +54°00' UGC 3989 NGC 2505 NGC 2505 PK 164+31.1 UGC 4085 +53°00' NGC 2431 NGC 24312436 NGC 24752474 NGC 24742475 UGC 4072 NGC 2429A NGC 2429A NGC 2426 NGC 2426 UGC 4011 +52°00' 8h15m 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